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#####...#. a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      .##.#####.
....#..##. swell upon the minds coast,              #.##....##
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..#.####.# invisible laps, claiming you,            .###..####
.###...###                 not reaching.            #..#.#...#
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##.##.##.. impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  .#..####.#
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#.##.####. with closed eyes and a fractured self,   .###..#.#.
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#####.#.## sometimes there's birds,                 ..###..##.
....####.. but there's always a warm alien embrace. .#..#.#.##
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..##..###. and this time they hit shore.            .##....###
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